What's a wiki?
A wiki is a web site that lets any visitor become a participant: you can create or edit the actual site contents without any special technical knowledge or tools. All you need is a computer with an Internet connection. A wiki is continuously “under revision.” It is a living collaboration whose purpose is the sharing of the creative process and product by many. One famous example is Wiki-pedia, an online encyclopedia with no “authors” but millions of contributors and editors. The word "wiki" comes from Hawaiian language, meaning "quick" or "fast." Copied from http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/
A wiki is a web site that lets any visitor become a participant: you can create or edit the actual site contents without any special technical knowledge or tools. All you need is a computer with an Internet connection. A wiki is continuously “under revision.” It is a living collaboration whose purpose is the sharing of the creative process and product by many. One famous example is Wiki-pedia, an online encyclopedia with no “authors” but millions of contributors and editors. The word "wiki" comes from Hawaiian language, meaning "quick" or "fast." Copied from http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/
Examples of wikis
www.e-learningotago.wikispaces.com This is a wiki Andrea uses with staff and students at College
http://mswilson.wikispaces.com/
http://cis-mr-betts.wikispaces.com/
http://rewaroom.wetpaint.com/
http://misspulham-chem13.wikispaces.com/
http://msdowns.wikispaces.com/
This site is for teachers and allows you to create an advertisment free wiki http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
Check out this great online tutorial on getting started with WIKISPACES
Wikispaces help
http://www.wikispaces.com/help+index
http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction
Web 2 tools
http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/Online tools
Wikis in plain english